Chloe Zhao wins 3 Oscars for Nomadland, with Frances McDormand and Anthony Hopkins taking the top acting prizes. Chloe Zhao’s drama Nomadland has triumphed at the 2021 Academy Awards, winning best picture, best director and best actress for Frances McDormand. Zhao is the second woman to win the best director prize, and the first woman of colour. Best actor went to Anthony Hopkins for his role in The ...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent 'Congratulations to Searchlight Pictures for NOMADLAND that just swept the 93rd Oscars with Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress.’ You can hear the echo of the celebrations (however low-key) last night after the telecast beamed ‘round the world, online and on Zoom. But what was this Oscar year really about? You had the Pandemic, the economic contraction brought on by lockdowns, almost everything was influenced by thi...
Each January, the entertainment community and film fans around the world turn their attention to the Academy Awards. Interest and anticipation builds to a fevered pitch leading up to the Oscar telecast, when hundreds of millions of movie lovers tune in to watch the glamorous ceremony and learn who will receive the highest honors in filmmaking. Oscars 2021: Winners & Biggest Moments From The Night ...
Soul is a 2020 American computer-animated fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Kemp Powers, the film stars the voices of Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Phylicia Rashad, Donnell Rawlings, Questlove, and Angela Bassett. The story follows a mi...
MUSIC: "FIGHT FOR YOU" from Judas and the Black Messiah; Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas Q. You are a Grammy winner, and the nominations come out for the Oscars, and now here we are. I think about how ‑‑ you talked about how difficult it feels to maybe try to celebrate with all that is happening, you know, especially after the Derek Chauvin verdict. But I wonder for you now, right now, who are you most excited to share this with? ...
Mank is a 2020 American biographical drama film about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and his development of the screenplay for Citizen Kane (1941). Directed by David Fincher, based on a screenplay by his late father Jack Fincher, the film was produced by Ceán Chaffin, Douglas Urbanski, and Eric Roth. Q. What was the greatest challenge for you? I think, as a cinematographer, when you envision or have an idea in mind, but then to actually execute it, what is that main thin...
Q. You described it as so tiny ‑‑ or so heavy and so cold. Now that you are better acquainted with Oscar several hours later, how would you describe it? A. I mean, it's pretty amazing. It is very heavy. But maybe I just need to go to the gym or maybe I can use him as a weight. No, it's just ‑‑ I don't know what I expected. I think I've only ever held a pretend one. So it's very exciting. Q. What do you think the future looks like for the UK film in...
Clip Courtesy A.M.P.A.S.© 2021 "Well, the howling is for our production sound mixer, Wolf, who you saw in the memorial. We, unfortunately, lost him recently, and his name is Wolf, and he's the production sound mixer both on my previous film, the Rider, and he is part of the Rider family, so that howl was for Wolf. My happiest time is now for the people who know what she did out there as a producer and an actress, how open and how vulnerable she has been and how she has ...
Chloe Zhao won 3 Oscars for Nomadland, with Frances McDormand taking the top acting prize. Chloe Zhao’s drama Nomadland has triumphed at the 2021 Academy Awards, winning best picture, best director and best actress for Frances McDormand. Zhao is the second woman to win the best director prize, and the first woman of colour. Q. I'm wondering if this movie changed how you live your own life? A. (Chloé Zhao) Well, all of us that you saw today on that stage ...
After its two BAFTA awards and Golden Globes nominations, The Father, the debut feature by Florian Zeller, coproduced by France, won two Oscars (out of its six nominations) at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, which took place on April 25, 2021. Florian Zeller is already the most performed contemporary French playwright internationally, and The Father, his very first feature film, an adaptation of his eponymous play, won two Oscars at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony:: Best Acto...
(James Reed) This is an amazing and unique film because, for the most part, the star of the whole film, Craig, is actually filming the story himself. So he's both the subjects of the film, but he's also there on his own for a lot of the time filming this incredible relationship... He would go out every day in the freezing cold and dive on a single breath to the bottom of the kelp forest, looking for this octopus he had come to know and love. ...
Tyler Perry has been selected by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Board of Governors to receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Clip Courtesy A.M.P.A.S.© 2021 Tyler Perry urged the Oscars audience to “refuse hate” as he accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 93rd annual Academy Awards. Q. Your speech was just incredible. It was maybe the most moving moment of the night. You mentioned your mother a lot in that speech and what...
The Motion Picture and Television Fund has been selected by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Board of Governors to receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award is awarded periodically by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) at the Governors Awards ceremonies for an individual's "outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes". Prior to 2009 and in 2021, this award was presented d...
Nathalie Dubois and her DPA gift suite did it again(
https://dpagroup.org )! With the covid pandemic under control, at least here in the USA, there was some proper celebration to be done. And so it is with Mrs. Dubois launching another inspiring and joyful 2 days events, at the legendary LUXE hotel on Sunset Boulevard (
https://www.luxehotels.com ) where many brands (over 33!) came together to salute the many Oscar nominees. Also in attendance were several Hollywood celebrities such as: A...
